How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

However, even though her body kept sending her signals that it was time to rest, her tenacious will still supported her four legs, preventing her brain from falling into complete confusion.

It's really amazing... Rika looked at the Umbreon struggling to fight sleepiness and couldn't help but feel admiration in her heart. However, she would not show mercy. With a wave of her sleeve, she gave the order:

"Valvet, use Leaf Blade now!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing her words, Venusaur didn't use the corresponding moves, but just stood there blankly without moving.

"Velvet plant?"

After raising her voice a bit, but the Venus flytrap still didn't move, Lika realized something was wrong and moved a little to the side so that she could see the side of the Venus flytrap.

Then she saw... His two eyes were tightly closed under his big mouth, and several "z" letters kept popping out of his head. He was obviously in a deep sleep.

Why is Venusaur sleeping? Wait, there's something on Umbreon's forehead...

He suddenly looked up at the top of Moon Eevee's head. The golden circles kept emitting rotating arcs of light. The previous hypnotic powder had all entered her body. The sleepiness in her calm red eyes gradually dissipated as the effect of the hypnotic powder wore off.

"The Synchronicity ability will infect the inflicted negative status upon the inflicter. It seems you, Lijia, lack understanding of Umbreon's racial characteristics."

Looking at Li Jia's stunned expression, Qianye chuckled and explained. However, although he appeared relaxed, he was actually a little surprised by the current situation.

Just before the hypnotic powder was about to hit Umbreon, for some unknown reason, the boy suddenly heard her inner voice - he didn't want to dodge, but was ready to catch all the powder.

He had some vague guesses as to why Umbreon made this choice, and Qianye also expected that Venusaur could be infected with sleep through the "Synchronize" trait.

The only thing Qianye didn't expect was that Umbreon actually made Venusaur sleep at the same time, while he relied on his willpower to resist the sleepiness until the hypnotic powder completely lost its effect.

"It seems I'm not prepared enough... Come back, Venusaur!"

Rather than letting Venusflower continue to waste time on the battlefield and give Qianye a chance to make other arrangements, Hongguang took the peaceful-looking yellow Pokémon back into the ball.

"But I won't make the same mistake again. You're the next one! Go ahead, Amazon!"

Chapter 61: Poison

Its bulbous, indigo-blue body, with five enormous petals speckled with white, resembled an open red umbrella. In the center of the petals, an orange main shaft protruded upward, from which a pale yellow powder emanated.

Queen of the Night, the evolved form of Vileflower, stores too much pollen in its body that can paralyze humans and Pokémon. In seasons with suitable climates, Queen of the Night will dye the surrounding air yellow just by simply walking.

It is worth mentioning that, perhaps because the flowers on its body are too heavy, Tyrannosaurus Rex is not very fast, and its defensive attributes are not particularly outstanding. Normally, such a Pokémon will be at a disadvantage in battle.

However, its resistance combination of grass and poison makes it less likely to encounter moves that can restrain it. Moreover, Queen of the Moon can also learn a rare move that is a nightmare for physical attackers - Drain Power.

You can drain the energy of other Pokémon to heal your own injuries. The loss of physical energy makes the attacks of Pokémon that rely on physical attacks become increasingly weaker, while the opponent can use your energy to continuously heal, eventually being exhausted to death.

Thanks to these advantages, Tyrannosaurus Rex has the capital to serve as the shield-type character in the team. Umbreon is also a Pokémon known for its durability. Will this battle be a battle of shields?

While Qianye was thinking, Lijia had already given the order to the Queen of Flowers: "Queen of Flowers, use the poison quickly!"

He didn't choose to attack directly. Although Tyrannosaurus's special attack ability was decent, it was too much of a stretch to think that he could use it to defeat Umbreon. Facing an opponent that couldn't be defeated by brute force, relying on the continuous reduction of "poison" was indeed a better option.

Purple bubbles began to emerge from the orange main axis of the Queen of the Night, which was a sign of highly concentrated toxins. Then, a ball of highly toxic liquid drilled out and flew directly towards the direction of the Moon Eevee.

"Umbreon, meditate."

Qianye still did not give the order to dodge, and Moon Eevee looked at the purple liquid ball that was about to hit her without fear. The red light in her eyes became even brighter, and the mysterious power gradually gathered on her, increasing the intensity and control of the attribute energy.

At the same time, the "poison" hit her body without any hindrance, seeping through her black fur and entering her body. Soon, the Umbreon's body took on a deep purple sheen. The poison flowed through her blood, corroding every part of her body, and a look of pain unconsciously appeared in her eyes.

The golden circle on his forehead glowed again, a sign that the "Synchronize" feature had activated. However, upon seeing this, Li Jia remained calm, a confident smile playing on her lips.

"I've already said it, I won't make the same mistake again. As a Poison-type Pokémon, Vyperflower is immune to poison. Your Synchronize ability won't work!"

What followed was exactly as she had predicted. The purple light flashed across the azure body before fading away. The Queen Flower's condition remained unaffected, and she appeared even more energetic.

"Umbreon, continue meditating." As if he couldn't see the gradually deepening purple on the black body, Qianye continued to give orders to use meditation, which made Lijia frown as she watched this scene.

You should know that once the poisonous move hits the enemy, the toxin will continue to accumulate in its body. As time goes by, the pain caused by erosion will gradually increase.

Based on her understanding of Qianye, the boy shouldn't be the kind of person who would watch his Pokémon suffer and remain indifferent, right?

But no matter what she thought, the fact was there. The power of "Meditation" continued to be exerted on Moon Eevee, but it could not relieve the pain brought by "Poison".

"Very Queen Flower, Sludge Wave!"

Not knowing what Qianye was up to, Lijia continued to issue the attack order. The Moon Eevee's physical strength had probably been almost consumed by the poison. If it was directly deprived of its combat effectiveness, it would not suffer any more.

What she didn't notice was that Qian Ye, whose expression looked extremely calm, had quietly clenched his hands, with his fingertips deeply sunk into his palms.

Umbreon, you must succeed...

Toxins have accumulated in the blood to a certain amount. This is a necessary process. Only in this way can the body be used as a container to refine them... into a part of oneself.

The pain was like burning every inch of blood vessels in the body. Perhaps it was torture for others, but for Moon Eevee, this little pain could no longer be a reason to stop her from moving forward. Her body was tense, and the "poison" and body fluids gradually merged, only the final touch was left.

At this moment, a purple wave came out from under the feet of Queen Flower, and the "Mud Wave" filled with poisonous energy raised a wave and hit the Moon Eevee who was unable to move due to the efforts to refine the toxin.

The first line of defense, the light wall, was effective, sapping the Sludge Wave's energy by a significant amount, and its direct impact on Umbreon was much less powerful than before. Meanwhile, her Special Defense, after meditating several times, had been dramatically strengthened, and her poison-type special moves, which lacked counters, ultimately failed to inflict significant damage on the already depleted Umbreon.

On the contrary, the poisonous power contained in it allowed her to seize the last opportunity.

"Buyi!"

The golden circles on his body sparkled, and dark purple sweat began to seep out of the pores on the surface of his black skin. The amount was very small, but even if one only looked at it, one could feel the horror of life being threatened.

Even with such a potent poison, the liquid failed to harm the Umbreon, who was gasping for breath with its head bowed... Success! She had successfully developed her own "Poison" move!

Having watched the entire process, Lijia finally revealed a look of realization. "She actually chose to take on Amazon's attack without dodging or evasion just to gain the necessary training materials and understanding of poisons, and it actually worked! Qianye, was this also within your expectations?"

"I just trust Umbreon's choice."

Qianye suppressed his excitement. He still remembered the situation and said immediately, "Umbreon, use Moonlight!"

He raised his head and looked at the sky. The golden pattern emitted white light and projected its own power upwards, forming a shadow of a bright moon in the air above the gym.

The gentle silver light fell, smoothing out the fatigue on the Moon Eevee one by one. The accumulated "poison", the hitting "mud wave"... all the damage caused to her since the beginning of the game were reduced to nothingness under the effect of the moonlight.

Knowing she couldn't stop Umbreon's self-recovery in time, and that Sludge Wave had proven unlikely to cause much damage in its previous attempt, Rika had no choice but to have Tyrannosaurus use its Parasitic Seed.

Upon hearing the command, the Queen Flower puffed out its cheeks and took a deep breath. Then, a small emerald green seed was ejected from the central orange axis surrounded by petals under the push of compressed air.

Its target was naturally Moon Eevee. As soon as it came into contact with the body surface, the parasitic seed impatiently drilled into the black hair. The lower end of the seed cracked and differentiated into roots, which penetrated into the flesh and continuously extracted the carrier's vitality.

Morning Light only healed Moon Eevee's injuries, but was unable to remove the toxins that had already penetrated deep into her body. The "Poison" and "Parasitic Seed" worked together to continuously drain her physical strength, and the vitality that was extracted could even be fed back to the Queen of Flowers.

"I admit that you tricked me again, Qianye. But you should know that even with the poison I just learned, I still can't defeat my Amazon."

As Lijia said, learning Poison didn't change the situation at all, as Tyrannosaurus, being immune to poison, wasn't vulnerable to the effects, and Umbreon had an additional debuff. The wisest option at this point was to immediately swap Pokémon to create an advantageous matchup.

Anticipating this most likely decision that Qianye would make, Lijia had of course prepared a response:

"Veloce (Moon Eevee), use Poison!"

Wait, did she hear correctly... Qianye had Umbreon use Poison as well? She was using it to target the new Pokémon that was about to come in as a replacement. Even if she didn't, at most, she'd just used a move in vain. Does Qianye's choice to use Poison on her own Tyrannosaurus have any tactical significance?

During the brainstorming session, the deadly poison produced on Moon Eevee's skin condensed into dark purple bubbles, which flew over smoothly and gave the Queen a "return gift".

Naturally, the poison was directly absorbed into the azure body, and merged with the Queen Flower without any resistance, without causing any waves at all.

Seeing this, Lijia also breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, Qianye was just too eager to win and made a low-level mistake. She almost began to doubt whether the Moon Eevee possessed both the "Synchronize" and "Corrosion" characteristics.

"Lika, you should take another good look at the current state of the female boss."

Seeing the girl's expression that said "that's it", Qianye kindly reminded her.

"What..." Lijia was stunned. The body of the Amazon in her sight suddenly began to sway from side to side, and her eyelids drooped uncontrollably. When her eyes were completely closed, her two little feet could no longer support the heavy flowers on her head, and she fell asleep while sitting on the ground.

"Remember when you had Venusflower use the Sleep Powder on Umbreon? During the process of creating the poison, it wasn't just Vileflower's poison that entered her body. The moment she condensed her own venom, the ingredients from the inhaled Sleep Powder were also incorporated into it."

"Of course, Grass-type Pokémon are immune to powder-based moves, while Poison-type Pokémon can ignore poison. It seems like all paths are blocked, but the combination of these two advantages doesn't necessarily bring all benefits... It's because Tyrannosaurus directly absorbed Umbreon's poison that the sleep powder, which originally couldn't enter its body, successfully seeped in."

Listening to Qianye's explanation, Lijia's slightly opened mouth could not close for a long time. Now, there was only one thought left in her head -

Is it still possible to play like this?!

Chapter 62: Umbreon's Chivalry

As the saying goes, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. Li Jia, who often uses the "sleeping" tactic, has finally tasted the bitter fruit.

In the short time since the start, two of her Pokémon have been put to sleep, with Tyrannosaurus being her absolute main force. Looking at her tightly closed eyes and snoring mouth, she can't believe she won't be able to wake up anytime soon.

The power of meditation was still accumulating on Umbreon, and the only Pokémon she had left was a single grass-type Tendril, which was not immune to poison like the other two.

This makes the choice difficult: should I sit back and watch Umbreon completely transform into an indestructible "monster"? Or should I risk being poisoned and send out Tendrils?

As Lijia hesitated, Qianye, who was observing the girl's expression, began to think:

Since Tyrannosaurus Rex is asleep, Umbreon can meditate to strengthen himself without any worries. Rika has seen my Magnemite before, and she should know that if I let Umbreon pass the special attack and special defense that have been strengthened to the maximum directly to Magnemite through the "baton" move, the game will no longer be suspenseful.

The double defense is directly impenetrable, and Magneto's steel-type ability is also immune to poison-type corrosion. The combined special attack ability can directly penetrate the entire team. In this case, directly substituting is much safer than gambling and waiting for the tyrant to wake up quickly.

Kalika is so hesitant now. There is only one reason that can be thought of. The only Pokémon she has left is at a disadvantage against the current Umbreon!

So that's how it is... After figuring out the reason, Qianye immediately focused his eyes on Lijia's hands.

Perhaps she wanted to give it one last try, so the girl finally made up her mind and threw out her only remaining Poké Ball.

"Umbreon, poison!"

Qianye, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately gave the order. Umbreon immediately raised its head and screamed loudly, and dark purple venom once again appeared on its black skin and flew towards the Pokémon that had just completed the exchange in the red light.

A Pokémon whose body was almost completely wrapped in long and dense blue vines, with only a pair of big eyes and red boot-like feet exposed, just came out, and the "venomous" bubble directly hit its face.

The azure blue of the vines was forcibly dyed into deep purple, and extreme pain was revealed in its pupils. Fortunately, the parasitic seeds that the Queen Flower had buried earlier took effect. They absorbed some of the vitality through the roots that penetrated under the skin and flesh, and after converting it into green essence, they fed it back to the vine monster.

The pain was slightly relieved, but this was just the beginning. As time went on, the poison gradually accumulated, and the vine monster would eventually be unable to hold on.

What's worse is that although most of the ingredients of the sleeping powder were used up on the Queen of the Night, there is still a tiny amount left. Although it won't make the Vine Monster fall asleep, the drowsiness it feels will affect its combat state.

"My name has been read..." Lijia faced this worst-case scenario helplessly. Her chance of winning was basically gone after this major mistake.

At least, try to get Umbreon off the field first... He comforted himself in this way. Now both sides were poisoned, but because Umbreon was poisoned earlier, the accumulated toxins had reached a peak, plus there was also the Parasitic Seed, so he couldn't outlast Umbreon by force, so he had to take the initiative to "take over" and leave the field.

Even if she won a match, it wouldn't be that embarrassing! Thinking this way, Li Jia finally managed to calm down a bit. However, when she looked up, she saw the "evil" smile on Qianye's face:

"Umbreon, healing bell."

Grass (a Pokémon attribute)! Years of cultivated dignity and elegance were shattered today. Lijia stared with wide eyes, looking at the Luna Eevee in disbelief, amidst the flickering white light, making a comfortable bell sound.

A melodious musical note enveloped Umbreon, and the purple hue on its skin was dispelled by a mysterious force, returning to its original hue. This was the effect of the Healing Bell, clearing all abnormalities from your Pokémon.

"Whip it hard, Vine Monster!" The tone was already a little exasperated. Upon hearing the words, the Vine Monster on the field immediately extended the vines on its body and whipped Moon Eevee's body directly and fiercely.

Without dodging or avoiding, Moon Eevee just used the "Moonlight" move once again, which not only eliminated the fatigue accumulated before, but also repaired the new scars caused by "Powerful Whip".

"Why didn't you use the healing bell earlier!" Lijia shouted at Qianye with gritted teeth. After operating for a long time, she suddenly returned to the starting point. The feeling of disappointment that all her work was in vain made the girl crazy.

Facing the girl's question, Qianye simply shrugged innocently: "Because Umbreon needed toxins as raw materials before, in order to help her successfully learn the poison skill, I deliberately didn't use the healing bell to detoxify her. Now that she has learned the poison skill, it's normal for her to use the healing bell again..."

"You..." Even though she had a good impression of Qianye before, Lijia couldn't help but feel the urge to beat up the boy opposite her.

He clenched his fists, but finally relaxed them reluctantly, raising his arms and palms above his head.

"You win, I surrender."

Without the threat of poison, Umbreon relies on its enhanced special defense and the recovery of its Moonlight move. Even if she wants to stay on the field all the time, she has no way to deal with it. Even if she "takes over" the ability improvement to Magnemite at this time, she will only lose more miserably. It is better to admit defeat directly with dignity.

The Poké Ball in his hand emitted a red light, and he took back the bright purple vine monster. He walked slowly forward and took out a brightly colored eight-colored petal-shaped badge from his body.

"This is the Jade Rainbow Badge... Qianye, before you take it, can you promise me one thing?"

"Uh, what is it?"

"Next time you play against someone, don't play so dirty, okay?"

Being stared at by a pair of resentful eyes, Qianye scratched his cheek uncomfortably after taking the Jade Rainbow Badge, and said in a weak voice, "I won't do that next time... maybe?"

"Qianye, congratulations."

Telekinesis supported Nancy, who was sitting on the referee's seat, to float up and fly to the center of the two people. Her pair of pure red eyes were filled with the girl's sincere joy.

The girl blinked her eyes, as if she had an idea. Her body, which was suspended in the air, suddenly floated up and gave Qianye a gentle "kiss" on the face.

"Na-zi-chan~" Normally, she would be happy to see her good sister take such bold actions, but she had just lost such a frustrating battle, and before she could even calm down, she was forced to be fed a big mouthful of dog food.

This is intolerable! Lijia immediately opened her arms and pounced on Nazi from behind like a hungry tiger. Her two palms touched her soft and boneless waist, and her fingers began to scratch her dishonestly.

"Hahaha, it's itchy, Lijia, don't be like this, hahaha~"

The two beautiful girls were playing and fighting together. There was a little sparkle in the corners of Nancy's eyes, and she was shaking her limbs to symbolically resist Rika's mischief. The smile on her face was not only because of the itchy feeling, but also because of a bit of joy from the heart.